CBS 2 celebrates National Nurses Week
Meet some of the many local nurses saving lives and making a difference in the Chicago area.
Meet some of the many local nurses saving lives and making a difference in the Chicago area.
The DuPage County Health Department is holding a career fair Wednesday for health care workers and support staff.
The Better Government Association wanted to know if YouthCare - managed by for-profit Meridian Health - is working, but the state declined their request for information, so the BGA is going to court.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday to make health care more accessible and equitable, particularly for people of color.
"She will have more opportunities and options."
Every week, Glassdoor publishes a job market report for the Chicago area with the latest industry breakouts. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas took a look at the data to help job seekers strategize their search.
Chicago's health care industry is experiencing strong job growth.
What bills to pay? Which to ask for forgiveness? Which to hold off on while trying to make ends meet during this crisis?
The Trump administration's regulations broadened the religious exemption to any employer with an objection based on religious beliefs and created a new exemption for certain employers with moral objections.
A court-appointed expert would guide the overhaul of health care for Illinois prison inmates in a proposed federal consent decree filed Thursday.
When you dine out, and the check comes, it usually includes the cost of your food and taxes, but more restaurants are adding a new surcharge to your bill to cover the costs of employee health insurance.
Hotel customers are complaining of dirty beds, limited services, long check-in lines, and an overall shortage of staff since hotel workers at 25 hotels in downtown Chicago went on strike.
Americans eager for a high-paying job might want to focus on two industries: health care and technology.
Critics of short term insurance plans say they can be a long term disaster, saying they're often misleading, leaving people without the coverage they thought they had.
Open enrollment for businesses is an opportune time for employees to change coverage, ask questions, and even receive early signing bonuses.
At President Trump's request, House Speaker Paul Ryan has pulled the GOP's health care overhaul bill from consideration.
City government is using money from the tax on electronic cigarettes to expand the health clinic at the John Drake Elementary School into a full service primary care health center.
Inmates at the Lake County Indiana jail are getting registered for health care, something they couldn't do in the past.
Learn how the Affordable Healthcare Act, and whether or not you have insurance, will impact the way you do taxes this year.
The U of I project will bring health care into neighborhoods, using nurses with advanced training to lead medical teams.
CBS 2's Kate Sullivan visits a healthcare provider that has been helping the uninsured for decades.
Implementation of the health reform law continues through 2014 with these key dates.
Can the nation expect to see the same positive results across the country as was seen in Massachusetts?
Although only a few hundred middle-class Illinois residents were able to sign up for health insurance last month on the crippled federal HealthCare.gov website, the poor appear to be having an easier time enrolling in an expansion of Medicaid — and are doing so by the thousands.
It's official: The Affordable Care Act takes effect today, meaning you can begin shopping for health insurance.
A man barricaded himself inside a Portillo's in Elmhurst, police reported Wednesday morning. The Elmhurst Police Department said the man, reportedly armed with a knife, was last seen alone inside the closed restaurant.
Highs will be in the upper 70s with breezy conditions on Wednesday.
Matt Reum was trapped for six days after his truck swerved off the highway, rolled across a creek, and crash-landed underneath a bridge near Portage, Indiana, just before Christmas.
"It's a taste you won't find anywhere else, and it's only available once every 17 years!" Noon Whistle Brewing said.
Mike Tauchman had two hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, who had dropped three of four.
This all comes as homelessness has been on the rise in Chicago, and across Illinois, for years now.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
Former President Donald Trump's defense rested its case at his "hush money" trial after calling two witnesses to the stand.
Robert Costello, a witness called by former President Donald Trump's defense team, was severely admonished by the judge over his behavior on the stand.
Jan. 6 defendant John Banuelos told the judge he had "nothing to worry about," since Trump would soon "be in office."
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Thursday was Mental Health Action Day and CBS is partnering with MTV to provide grants to local nonprofits that give people the tools to improve their mental health.
So far, there have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Chicago in 2024 to date.
Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
Consumers may pay more, or less, for the same items by stocking up just a few miles away.
Earlier this spring, the grocery store Foxtrot Market ordered 600 baseball caps from local apparel and gift shop Alice & Wonder – only to go out of business abruptly soon afterward.
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense a new one.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Those auditioning were asked to sing 16 bars a cappella from a contemporary musical theatre song to show their range.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Dr. Shelby Harris, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in behavioral sleep medicine and the director of sleep health at Sleepopolis discusses why sleep, specifically for women, may be more difficult.
The largely symbolic move is designed to put pressure on Israel to allow a path to an eventual Palestinian state.
A man called police after spotting someone struggling in the Chicago River.
Severe storms did not materialize in the Chicago area Tuesday as expected – but the system still brought strong and damaging winds that toppled trees and took out power.
CBS Chicago meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
Matt Reum was trapped for six days after his truck swerved off the highway, rolled across a creek, and crash-landed underneath a bridge near Portage, Indiana, just before Christmas.
A man barricaded himself inside a Portillo's in Elmhurst, police reported Wednesday morning. The Elmhurst Police Department said the man, reportedly armed with a knife, was last seen alone inside the closed restaurant.
Highs will be in the upper 70s with breezy conditions on Wednesday.
"It's a taste you won't find anywhere else, and it's only available once every 17 years!" Noon Whistle Brewing said.
Mike Tauchman had two hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, who had dropped three of four.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
Plenty of high school seniors are 18 years old, and some are even older.
Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
Chicago does not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs.
Why are more than 27,000 people in Cook County still holding on to their weapons when they shouldn't?
Mike Tauchman had two hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, who had dropped three of four.
Garrett Crochet and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, Corey Julks and Danny Mendick each had two RBIs and the Chicago White Sox snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0.
Manager Craig Counsell also announced Tuesday that struggling starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks is out of the rotation and will move to the bullpen.
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese can now call herself a professional sports team owner.
By the seventh inning, Kenwood was still leading 3-1 with one out, when Lane Tech's Tyler Trapp hit a double.
Police said two men began fighting with a victim on a northbound train, and one of the men shot him.
All were being treated at area hospitals Tuesday night.
Ardaries Harris, 26, Jordan Fox, 24, and Roosevelt Veal, 26, each are facing federal conspiracy and weapons charges.
Police and prosecutors say Agnieszka Rydzewski convinced her co-worker and secret lover, Anthony Calderon, to shoot and kill her boyfriend, Arturo Cantu Jr.
Police said the group sometimes used stolen cars to crash into stores, stealing items from inside.